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Why a capital injection could be the potentially devastating risk that investors and founders don’t foresee

EXPERT INSIGHT: When a significant impact investment meets founders who have not previously been stress-tested at this scale, new threats appear, warns risk analysis and fraud specialist Rupert Evill.
Annabel Thomas MacGregor, CEO of Raised In: ‘High standards and kindness can go hand in hand’

Good Leaders podcast: Creating a good place to work, balancing commercial acumen with social value, and why she relishes a crisis: this year’s SE100 Pioneer of the Future Award winner shares her leadership insights with Tim West.
Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2026 and beyond

Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of impact economy events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
Pioneers Post Business School: How to do good business, better

The tools and insight you need to do good business, better. Get expert advice, practical insight and frontline examples on key business management topics from our network of social business practitioners and advisors.

There may be difficult times ahead

There may be difficult times ahead but if you plan, you could emerge stronger than ever

Malcolm Williamson

23rd February 2013

In: Videos & Podcasts

Daniela Barone Soares- Part 1

Applying venture capital principles to charities

Before the merger of Impetus Trust and the Private Equity Foundation, Tim West spoke to Daniela Barone Soares. Find out what makes her tick.

Post Reporters

21st February 2013

In: Videos & Podcasts

E3M Network - Models for Social Enterprise Growth (Final)

E3M - models for social enterprise growth

E3M is a group of people working in social enterprise who have come together to work on opening up opportunities at a European level

Post Reporters

19th February 2013

Supermarket sweep - getting business and social enterprise together

Imagine if supermarkets were places where profit and social value converged. Professor Simon Denny challenges both supermarkets and social enterprises to work together on contracts and supply chains

Simon Denny

18th February 2013

'They planted trees instead' - Why social enterprises need to be better at marketing

Think you've been successfully marketing to corporates? What's your plan?

Simon Denny

18th February 2013

The Good Investor: New guide to help set up and run an impact investment fund

A new guide is out for investors who make investments into companies, organisations and funds to generate measurable social and environmental impact.

Tim West

13th February 2013

Embed your social value

Evidencing social value has become a pressing issue. Find out what Big Society Capital is doing to support social organisations to improve their evidence

Caroline Mason

11th February 2013